# Control a single LED with a WS2811 controller

**URL:** <https://wled.discourse.group/t/control-a-single-led-with-a-ws2811-controller/804>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/control-a-single-led-with-a-ws2811-controller/804 "2020-08-25T12:37:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![derchrome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dfb087/32.png) [@derchrome](https://wled.discourse.group/u/derchrome)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/control-a-single-led-with-a-ws2811-controller/804/1 "2020-08-25T12:37:40Z")

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Hey guys,  
I was wondering why a WS2811 only can control a 3 LED segment and not a single LED? Is this hardware related or does it „only" take an update of the WLED software?

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**Author:** ![tonyno](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/tonyno/32/242_2.png) [@tonyno](https://wled.discourse.group/u/tonyno)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/control-a-single-led-with-a-ws2811-controller/804/2 "2020-08-25T12:50:42Z")

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Those are for use with 12v and I believe three are used to drop the voltage. The WS2815 has single-LED control.